Hunt v. Honeywell Closings: Who is the Real Bully?
Lawyers for Hunt Consolidated and Honeywell International pointed fingers at each other during closing arguments of the three-week products defects trial.
DMN: AG Abbott Sides with Baylor Hospital in Disgraced, Deadly Doctor Case
Abbott has filed a motion to intervene in lawsuits to make a legal argument that, if successful, would make it significantly more difficult for the victims’ families to prevail.
Federal Jury to Examine Night of Alleged Horror Perpetrated by Galveston Police
A former Houston Astros pitcher and 11 other guests attending a South Texas wedding party in 2008 go to trial next week on their allegations that Galveston police violently and viciously beat them without any provocation.
Baker Botts Prevails in Critical Delaware Supreme Court Case
The Delaware Supreme Court, in a precedent-setting decision involving a Dallas corporation, has ruled that a company’s board of directors can legally terminate its chief executive officer and fellow board member at a regularly scheduled board meeting without giving the individual advance notice about the upcoming vote about his or her removal.
Slack & Davis Leads Settlement for Deadly Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Crash
The confidential settlement was for a 50-year-old Toronto man who died in a fatal crash in November 2011 aboard a Blue Hawaiian helicopter that was headed to the island of Molokai.
AZA Prevails in $11 Million Jury Verdict
A Harris County jury awarded Houston-based Function One Consulting Group LLC $11.4 million Thursday for damages it suffered when a competitor made false accusations about it violating tax laws.
Mark Cuban to ETP: Big Trials Often Focus on Confidential Emails
(March 12) - Juicy email messages have been at the heart of two of the biggest trials in Texas during the past six months. Mark Cuban's emails supported his claim that he didn't violate federal securities law on insider trading, but emails in the Energy Transfer Partner case against Enterprise Products led the jury to award ETP $319 million in damages. Emails can undercut inconsistent trial testimony or buttress the credibility of testimony that is consistent with the electronic record. A collection of such messages can frame the chronology of a dispute and take the jury back in mind from the time of trial to the time when the controversy arose. This article explains in detail how good trial lawyers see past the discovery headaches and spend appropriate time in trial preparation planning for their admissibility and effective use.
The Behind-the-Scenes Story in Mark Cuban’s Insider Trading Trial
As Tom Melsheimer gave his closing argument to the jury last October, his client slipped him a piece a paper. “He wanted me to tell something to the jury,” Melsheimer said. “He’s Mark Cuban, so I told it to the jury.” Melsheimer’s comments were part of a 90-minute CLE program hosted Thursday evening by The Texas Lawbook, SMU Dedman School of Law and the General Counsel Forum. The program, which also featured Cuban Companies General Counsel Robert Hart, litigation consultant Jason Barnes, Bell Nunnally white-collar defense expert Jeff Ansley and SMU Dedman law professor Linda Eads, focused on behind-the-scenes moments involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading trial against Cuban.
Eastern District Facilitates Patent Cases with New Case Management Order
It is the first action in the nation by a federal district court to create a special track to limit the expense of patent cases.
Gibson Dunn Leads Luminant in $500 Million Federal Court Victory
A federal judge rejected Sierra Club claims that Luminant violated emission standards under the federal Clean Air Act at its Big Brown Power Plant.
Employment Law Experts Say Employers Legally Allowed to Require Flu Shots
If you don't get a flu shot, you're not just risking your health; you might also be risking your job. Labor and employment law experts explain why.
Bank Fraud Lawsuits Target NexBank Securities, A Client, Accountants and Lawyer
Two national financial lenders have sued Dallas-based NexBank Securities and its investment banking subsidiary, one of its clients and the client’s accountants and a lawyer for conspiring together to commit a $66 million fraud. Regions Bank and MCG Capital Corp. claim that NexBank Securities, NexBank Capital Advisors and its officials worked with Color Star, a now bankrupt greenhouse and nursery company with large operations in Sanger, Texas, to procure a $66 million loan “through a massive accounting fraud” scheme. A third major bank is expected to file its own lawsuit soon.